Chimney-ventilated shell for refrigerators



Aug. 19, 1924. 1,505,844

L. A. BAN'A CHJMNEY VENTILATED SHELL FOR REFRIGERATORS Filed Jan. 27. 1923 am Y Y* i 1 m A:A:

.Patented i9? i192@ To ff?? ifi/m t n? 5/ conceive.'

This intention i el renifty in 'eters or 'ntchers and other dealers in perishable toed prodncts.

The object of the `,resent invention is to prox'ioe tor the etlic'cnt and adequate eX- terior Ventilation ot the boi; or cooling chmnber end, particular the bottoni ot said chnn'iber. @ther objects will more pertcnlerly rippen r in the course ot the detailed description.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangementnnd con bination ot parts :is hereinafter incre particularly described.

@ne sheet ot drawings accompanies this speciiicetion es part thereoi' in which lille reference characters indicate similar parts throughout.

Figure l is e horizontal cross sectional View through n refrigerator embodying the present invention, and

F 2 is e vertical elevation with pnrts broken away to illustrate the coi'istrnction.

ln accordance with iny present invention, the retrigeretor or cooling box l is raised troni the tloor n plurality ot slats 4 erich slet provided with a plurality ot transverse passages 5 to permit t free circulation ot air fled 27, 1923.

EYJVSNTLATED SHELL FOR REFRGERATOHS.

Serial No. 615,329.

therebetween and constituting', in association with 'the floor Upon which the refrigerator is se ted :and the bottoni ot the refrigerator, i chrtn'iber or plnralitjr,r ot chambers tor the circulation ot air. rllhese air chambers intermediate the refrigerator and the tloor ere in congiini;nicntion "li/iti vertical fines 6, permitting the escape 'et heated :ind inoistnre leiden air troni the top ot the refrigereter.

its illustrated in the drawings9 the refrigerator l is constructed troni e plurality oit penel sections secured adjacent their edges lj; cleat strips 2 :nid having 'Finishing strips 3 to enclose the corners thns toi-ined end constiU ite fines G which said tlnes coinnninicet-e with the nir cheinbers located intermediate the bottoni of the refrigerator end the tloor.

Herring thus tnlly described niy invention, l clziiin:

i. t refrigerator having n bottoni, in enclosed eir space below and coeitensiye with the bottoni and n vertical Vdiie coeitensiye in height with the refrigerator and coininnnieating with seid space at its bottoni end having its top open to the atmosphere.

2. A refrigerator comprising a plurality or" sections joined adjacent their edges to torni a cheinber and exterior edge channels, ineens tor spacing the bottoni troni 'the 'floor of the building sind closure ineinbers secured adjacent the lower hori'fiontal and the Vertical edges to enclose seid space between the bottoni and tloor :ind seid exterior Vertical edge channels whereby the latter constitute vertical tliies coextensive in height with the refrigerator und in coininunicetion with seid enclosed bottoni space to perniit :i circulation ot air exteriorly ot 'the refrigerator housing proper.

LEN ALBERT BANTA. 

